SHEFFIELD HILLSBOROUGH (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)


'Sheffield Hillsborough' is a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. It is considered a safe Labour seat and was represented by Helen Jackson from 1992 to 2005. She did not stand again in the 2005 general election and was succeeded by Angela Smith.
The Sheffield Hillsborough constituency is due to be abolished at the next General Election (2009-2010). It is to be divided up and incorporated into the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Sheffield Hallam and Penistone and Stocksbridge constituencies.

Contents
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
See also
Sources

Boundaries


Sheffield Hillsborough constituency covers north west Sheffield. It is named for Hillsborough and reaches north west to Stocksbridge.
It includes the wards of East Ecclesfield, West Ecclesfield, Hillsborough, Stannington, Stocksbridge and Upper Don and Walkley.
It borders the constituencies of Barnsley West and Penistone, High Peak, Rotherham, Sheffield Central, Sheffield Hallam, |Sheffield Brightside and Wentworth.

Members of Parliament


Year Member Party
1918 Arthur Neal Liberal
1922 A. V. Alexander Co-operative
1931 Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative
1935 A. V. Alexander Labour Co-operative
1950 George Darling Labour Co-operative
1974 Martin Flannery Labour
1992 Helen Jackson Labour
2005 Angela Smith Labour

Elections


General election results since 1918–2005

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

See also



List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Yorkshire

Sources



BBC Election 2005

BBC Vote 2001

Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (Complete list of MPs)

★ http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Election results from 1951 to the present)

F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949''

F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 - 1970''

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